Improvement in culinary utensils



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Culinary Utensils.

Patented June 8,1875.

THE GRAPHIC C(LPHOTOLITILSQBnM PARK PLACLNZY UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN H. WEARE AND NATHAN WEARE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CULINARY UTENSILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 164,354, dated J 111108, 1875; application filed March 20, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN H. WEARE and NATHANWEARE, both of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have inventedan Improvement in Culinary Utensils, of which the following is aspecification:

Our invention relates to improvements on the class of cooking-vesselshaving side pipes connecting with the stove-top to carry off vapors fromthe article cooking therein, and thus prevent the escape of the vaporsinto the room; and our invention consists in such a construction andmethod of attachment of a detachable plate, which acts to form thevaper-vent, that the vapor-vent is formed entirely outside of thevessel, so that the inside may be of regular continuous configurationfor the convenience of scouring.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of a cooking-potembracing our invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section throughthe vapor-duct of the vessel. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view ofthe bottom of the vessel.

A is the body of an ordinary cast-iron pot, adapted to fit the hole of astove-top, resting at the rim a on the exterior of the hole, so that aspace is left inside of this rim for the passage of vapor from the"apor-duct at the side into the stove. Side flanges B B are formed uponthe body of the vessel, between which the detachable plate 0 is snuglyembraced. This construction of flanges B and plain-edged plate to fitsaid flanges provides for a close-fitting joint between the surfaces byconvenient molding and forcible fitting in of the detachable plate, thethin flanges being adapted to give and adapt themselves to the line ofthe edges of the plate 0. The detachable plate 0 is applied sidewise,and secured to the top of the vessel, as shown in a former'patent ofours, by the stud e, which projects through an aperture in said platesufficiently to receive a pin or nail, c. In order to permit the use ofa round cover, we proj ect from the inside surface of plate 0 a flange,d, as shown, which may be perforated, as shown, so that theperforationsf may then be dispensed with, the perforations in the flangealone serving to supply the small quantity of air necessary tofacilitate the draft through.

the vapor-duct. At the bottom of the plate 0 side lugs g g are provided,which hook inside of the rim a, as shown in Fig. 3. This hooking iseffected necessarily before the fastening at the top, by studs 0 and pin0, is effected. The plate O is provided with the halfcircle bail-earsshown in a former patent of ours.

We claim- 1. The vessel A, in combination with the plate O, suitablyattached at the top, and provided with the lugs g g, adapted to engageinside of the rim a, to effect the bottom fastening, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

2. The vessel A, in combination with the detachable plate Q, havingflange d, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. The combination of vessel A, having clampingflanges B B andlaterally-applicable plate O, constructed and operating substantially asand for the purpose specified.

In testimony of which invention We hereunto set our hands.

JOHN HARVEY WEARE. NATHAN WEARE. Witnesses:

FRANK MILLWARD, J. L. WARTMANN.

